Norfolk Southern Wins Logistics Excellence Awards From Toyota

NORFOLK, Va., June 3 -- Toyota Logistics Services has recognized Norfolk Southern Corporation with three awards for logistics excellence during 2003.

Toyota awarded Norfolk Southern its President's Award for overall logistics excellence among rail carriers, the highest award given to a logistics provider. In addition, Norfolk Southern received Toyota Logistics Excellence awards for on-time performance and quality performance among rail carriers. Among the criteria for the quality award is damage-free delivery of Toyota's vehicles to the marketplace. NS' record for defect-free delivery during 2003 was 99.91 percent. Since Toyota began presenting these awards in 1996, NS has won the President's Award twice, the Logistics Excellence Award for On-Time Performance three times and the Logistics Excellence Award for Quality Performance six times.

"Consistent service and damage-free handling are the foundation of Norfolk Southern's service commitment to Toyota," said David F. Julian, group vice president automotive. "We will continue to seek new ways to serve Toyota and to help operate its business efficiently."

Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates 21,500 route miles in 22 states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. NS operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is the nation's largest rail carrier of automotive parts and finished vehicles.

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